Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.

Major American multinational media / entertainment / broadcasting (holding) company operating from 1928. Formerly known as United Independent Broadcasters, Inc. (Legally renamed CBS Inc. in 1974.

Principal activities - broadcasting, production, manufacturing and marketing of recorded music and publishing.

The company's worldwide operations were segregated into 4 principal divisions (as of 1970), which included sub divisions operated by its numerous worldwide subsidiaries -
CBS/Broadcast Group
CBS News, CBS Television Network, CBS Radio

CBS/Comtec Group
- CBS Laboratories, CBS Electronic Video Recording, CBS Television Services

CBS/Columbia Group
- CBS Records, CBS Records International (operating in 100 countries) CBS Direct Marketing Services (later known as Columbia House), Cinema Center Films and CBS Musical Instruments.


CBS/Education and Publishing Group (non music)
- W.B. Saunders Co., Holt, Rinehart And Winston, Inc., CBS Schools

Acquisitions -
In 1938 acquired American Record Corporation (later renamed Columbia Recording Corporation), rights holder to the Columbia mark in USA.

Consider also CBS Inc., if credited that way.